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Windows Blue is expected to land somewhat earlier, in the late summer. ZDNet's Windows correspondent, Mary Jo Foley, says that she expects Microsoft to launch two updates/bugfixes to Windows Phone 8 (dubbed internally GDR2 and GDR3) before Windows Phone Blue lands this fall.

Windows Phone Blue is expected to support 1080p. Despite that, there's expected to be a full upgrade path for Windows Phone 8 users, unlike Windows Phone 7 users, who were left out in the cold with WP7 bump.

Windows Phone 8 devices are expected to be upgradable to Windows Phone "Blue".

Windows Phone appears to be on a year development cycle. Windows reportedly is switching over to a shorter 9-month cycle, though, similar to Apple, Inc.'s (AAPL) computer operating system approach. The frequent releases are expected to be cheaper than past editions of Windows, again following the precedent set by Apple, who releases a new version of OS X virtually every year.

If you have no issue with Win7, then by all means stick with it. It's a very solid OS. But if you do get stuck with Win8, it's really not the end of the world. It's quite usable without touch, and all desktop apps work the same. You lose the old start menu and gain a full screen start screen with apps, IF you want them. Not that big a deal overall. Some people moan more than others, but after the initial 2 or 3 day shock ("where is the control panel? how do I shutdown?" etc), it's not that bad at all.

Same here.. and honestly I don't see myself even wanting a touch screen, how close to people want to sit next to 24-30 inch screens? I place my screen a minimum of 3-4 feet away from me and I have psychotic hatreds towards anyone that tries to put a fingerprint on it. ;)

I'd definitely go for a touchscreen... if I could find one worth a damn. Where the hell are all the touch screen monitors? When MS first demoed Windows 8 to the public, they said that their "partners" were "embracing" multitouch... wtf were they smoking?

Today, I'd pay $1500 for 27", 1440p, 120Hz, 10-pt multi-touch, low input lag, with Nvidia Light Boost (For the better refresh capabilities) monitor. That's really what I want in a touchscreen. If they had it, I'd pay for it. But no one even comes close to this. Pretty much the holy grail unfortunately. :/

Unfortunately to get multi-touch, you have to give up just about everything I listed. The bar to entry is in the clouds. Sorry, no one wants the crap that's currently out there.

Well, I don't know about nVidia light boost and whatever, but here's your monitor: http://www.dell.com/us/soho/p/xps-one-27-2710-aio-... Yeah, it comes with a computer built-in, but it has HDMI in and out ports, so you could just use it as a monitor if you want :-). (Hmm, not sure if HDMI can drive the full 2560 x 1440 panel -- this should have been Displayport.)

You have to admit that this at least comes "close" -- and it's just about the price you requested.